Android: While you won't have trouble finding choices of new and interesting keyboards on Android, Slice offers one of the more seemingly futuristic approaches. You input characters via six circles and keep your fingers on the screen whenever you're typing.

Slice was designed to offer a typing solution that would allow you to avoid looking at the screen to see which characters you're hitting. Ultimately, this would result in faster typing because you just need to memorize the key locations. The obvious downside is, of course, that you have a steep learning curve. The keyboard itself isn't intuitive and it'll take a lot of time to get started. It's also only available in landscape mode on Android tablets with 7" screens or larger (and it feels mildly cramped on a 7" screen). There are many downsides, but it's one of those keyboard upgrades dedicated users will likely love after they put in the time to learn how it works. Slice also helps you learn, too. You can play a Space Invaders typing game to help you get used to the unusual layout and functionality. While it's hard to imagine many people adopting Slice as a new typing paradigm just for tablets, if you can learn how it works quickly you'll likely appreciate the efficiency it offers.